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March 2021 Archive

104 articles

31 March
Janine Stone: Creating spaces to show off your art, sculpture, car or and even wine collection
Curious Questions: Why is chocolate poisonous to dogs?
The best small cities across Britain are booming, as buyers flock to Winchester and Bath
Britain's agricultural shows set to go ahead
Country Life 31 March 2021
30 March
A charming Cornish farmhouse on the banks of the River Ruthern
The Cotswolds town voted the best place to live in Britain, and how much you'll need to buy a house there
Jason Goodwin: 'This is what it might be like if we weren’t so persistently restless and noisy and greedy and exploitative'
29 March
Designing a multi-function kitchen: 'Don’t be tempted to cram the walls with cupboards — the biggest luxury is some free space'
11 beautiful homes for sale around the world today
My favourite painting: Skye McAlpine
28 March
15 outstanding country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
Should you mow your lawn?
Labradors: The all-action dogs that are just as happy lazing on the sofa as saving lives
A Cotswold house has been revived by its creative owners, who have complemented its blend of old and new architecture with a striking collection of modern art, as Jeremy Musson reveals
27 March
The historic manor that inspired Thomas Hardy is a Dorset dream, with moat, gatehouse and a helipad
Curious Question: Could the world’s smelliest fruit soon charge your phone?
A month-by-month guide to the most beautiful gardens to visit in Britain
Inside Britain's privately owned villages
26 March
A glorious East Sussex pad set in 70 acres of gardens, paddocks and woodland
How to buy an engagement ring at auction
The secrets of the basket-maker: 'With a basket, you watch it grow before your very eyes'
25 March
A picture-postcard property in Buckinghamshire with beams, character and an absurdly idyllic garden
The stone-by-stone project to rescue the cloisters at Iford Manor: 'We've saved it from collapse'
Tom Parker-Bowles on forced rhubarb, the crop grown in the dark and harvested by candlelight
24 March
An enchanting yellow stone house in the heart of a Saxon village
The 10 things you can do to help save hedgehogs
A gorgeously-converted water pumping station in Sussex that could literally pay for itself
How an oak-frame extension can transform your home
Country Life 24 March 2021
23 March
A charming cottage in one of the Cotswolds' prettiest villages
Easter gifts of real quality, from a diamond bunny to a Fabergé egg
The best news of the year about puppies, just in time for National Puppy Day
22 March
A picture-postcard cottage under £400,000 in the heart of a pretty village near Stratford
Five floral print fabrics and wallpapers to bring graceful presence to your house
My Favourite Painting: Neil Mendoza
The best chicken breeds for first-time owners
21 March
Eight beautiful homes for sale around Britain, as seen in Country Life
How (and why) to grow your own white currants: 'Scatter them over a knickerbocker glory'’
Beckside House, Lancashire: A monument to the preservation of Georgian architecture
20 March
Curious Question: Do dogs go through a stroppy teenage stage?
The best May half term holidays still available to book in the UK and abroad
The Dower House Garden at Morville: Where meticulous historical research meets painstaking gardening
19 March
An opulent country house with lake views, set in 20 acres in the New Forest
A striking contemporary house set in perfect solitude by the waterside in Cornwall
Why a good frame can be a work of art in its own right
18 March
A small estate nestled in private woodland, with equestrian facilities and a beautiful stone-built annexe
Avebury stone circle in the time of Covid: 'It’s so quiet I have the stone circles almost to myself'
17 March
The vast classical labyrinth being built in the heart of Cornwall
Country Life 17 March 2021
16 March
A sumptuous Somerset house with enviable views of rolling countryside
Uncovering Japan’s hidden gems
Joe Gibbs: 'He's clearly convinced the laird that, if he is vaccinated, he will be controlled like a drone via a remote console by lizards in tailcoats from somewhere near Middle Earth'
15 March
A 16th century farmhouse overlooking beautiful countryside in Buckinghamshire
A double-height library and drawing room that's full of colour and fresh flowers
How Mayfair went from a hotbed of scandal, science, art to one of the world's most sought-after addresses
My Favourite Painting: Xavier F. Salomon
14 March
A medieval manor house in Sussex with its own swimming pool, golf course and a fresco in the sitting room
How to grow your own salad: 'Whether it’s a single-leaf salad or a tumble of colours, no salad is better than the one you grow yourself'
Ferniehirst Castle: The castle designed specifically for left-handed people
13 March
A truly idyllic mansion for sale in the South Downs, with a private jetty for boating and swimming in the river
Curious Questions: Who created the 'Your Country Needs YOU' poster?
A Great British holiday on wheels? What it's like spending four days in a Ford Nugget campervan
One of Britain's oldest homes comes to the market, a magnificent, Grade II-listed house of medieval origins
12 March
A Georgian family home with long views of the landscape that inspired David Hockney
In Focus: The £16,500 book that's a perfect 1:1 scale reproduction of the Sistine Chapel frescoes
How to make Eton Mess with coffee and hazelnut
11 March
A former Dower House in magnificent Hertfordshire countryside half an hour by train from London
A boot room and flower room rolled into one — with a space made just for the dog (labrador not included)
10 March
Glyndebourne, Garsington and The Grange among the summer outdoor operas going ahead in Britain this year
A graceful riverside house in a perfect Thames-side village that was painted by Sir Stanley Spencer
How the exodus to the country will shift house prices in Britain in the next five years
The Blue Tit: The cheerful harbinger of Spring
Country Life 10 March 2021
9 March
A Grade II-listed former mill in a canal-side Northamptonshire village
Seven gorgeous country houses for sale in Wiltshire
Lucy Baring: 'Her dressing gown is covered in ketchup, but she can barely take it off to wash it. This is someone I think of as a party animal'
8 March
A romantic cliff top house in Suffolk with panoramic sea views and just a few steps from a beautiful beach
A beautifully restored Georgian country house in Lancashire combining period and contemporary style
My Favourite Painting: Guy Hills
7 March
14 country houses for sale from £645k to £4.95m, as seen in Country Life
The ultimate guide to planting your own orchard: 'Getting it right is easy; sadly, so is getting it wrong'
The Lakeland terrier: 'A hard-working handful'
Belle Isle, Co Fermanagh: The ups and downs of a Northern Irish gem
6 March
A glorious, Grade II*-listed Georgian house in a picturesque Somerset village
Curious Question: When was the first census held?
10 of the finest country hotels in Britain to book for a 2021 staycation
Roman temples, pirate islands and rooftop allotments as 'Shed of the Year' promises fantastical lockdown creations
5 March
A Grade II-listed miniature castle fit for a princess, complete with tower rooms and roof terrace
An enchanting cottage complete with vaulted drawing room, stone fireplace and gothic windows
In Focus: Sir Thomas Lawrence, the child prodigy who painted Queen Charlotte
The 10 most family-friendly places to live in England
4 March
A glorious Georgian country home where Jane Austen once stayed — but did she write Pride and Prejudice here?
When is it right to show a bit of leg? (In your sofa covering, of course)
An extraordinary estate set in the countryside that inspired Turner, with ballroom, ponds and a waterfall
Recipe: Tom Aikens's roast leg of lamb
3 March
Stamp Duty holiday extended to June and tapered until September, and government backing 95% home loans
10 majestic pictures of the beautiful nature of Britain, in honour of World Wildlife Day
Country Life 3 March 2021
2 March
The oldest in habited house in Hertfordshire comes up for sale, a 15th century home with some very 21st century touches
Jason Goodwin: 'I kept heading south, choosing turnings at random, with a deepening sense of time suspended'
1 March
An eco-friendly house with a magnificent kitchen, just outside the idyllic town of Sherborne
Nine of the best new lighting ideas to brighten your home
My Favourite Painting: Gyles Brandreth